The tragedy in Oakland has caused tremendous pain, loss, and fear.  In its wake, the artistic communities both in the Bay Area and abroad morn the brutal loss of life and also fear for the future.  Artist collectives in the Bay Area and across the United States have come under threat

PRIMUS, TYCHO, TUNE-YARDS, HIEROGLYPHICS, DAN DEACON AND MORE THE FOX THEATER IN OAKLAND ON DECEMBER 14 FOR A NIGHT OF REMEMBRANCE AND COMMUNITY Tickets Are On Sale Friday, December 9 At 12:00 P.M. PT At Ticketmaster.com Bay Area promoters, Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment, along with Paradigm Agency’s Oakland

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

The 2016 Dirtbag Challenge ended in a San Francisco street party with bikers, bands, burnouts, beer, and even a little bbq. On a normally quiet, industrial road in Hunters Point they gathered to celebrate the return of the 2016 competitors

UPDATED: 12pm 12/5/2016 Sunday afternoon the secretary of the Army Corps of Engineers told Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II that the current route for the controversial Dakota Access pipeline will be denied! The order  from the federal government effectively halts all construction going forward until further environmental reviews

Updated 730am (12/5 /16) *36 bodies now officially recovered. *Only 40% of Building has been uncovered and searched. *Recovery effort temporarily suspended due to building being unsafe. *Rain expected in the forecast for Wednesday 12/3/16  Awful news.  A dance party in a shared work space in Oakland caught fire and

“Black Lives Matter can’t be the new KKK, the KKK is still around” – Trevor Noah responding to Tomi Lahren statements comparing #blacklivesmatter to the KKK. Tami Lahron has become one of the most powerful conservative voices on social media.  She currently hosts Tomi for TheBlaze, her videos on facebook

In support of the Share the Warmth coat drive for San Francisco’s Homeless. Please bring a new or clean and gently-used coat, jacket, or hoodie size L-4XL only to donate at check-in. Give the gift of warmth to some of San Francisco’s vulnerable street population. (Not required but strongly encouraged)

President-elect Donald Trump has been busy finding people to fill 4,000 government jobs in his new administration.  After appointing Stephen Bannon the executive chairmen of Breitbart News to Chief Strategist, many are speculating whether the choice is signaling a trend in appointments. Bannon’s ‘alt-right’ Breitbart network has published articles with titles like “Bill Kristol: